AWS dcv documentation change
Summary
Included macOS in root user permissions for stopping console sessions
Security assessment
Documents macOS-specific privilege requirements for session management, aligning with existing security controls. No evidence of a prior security gap.
Diff
diff --git a/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md b/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md index d1c581b00..bedadbf7b 100644 --- a//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md +++ b//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-lifecycle-stop.md @@ -9 +9 @@ SyntaxExample -A console session can only be stopped by the administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers, and the root user on Linux Amazon DCV servers. A virtual session on a Linux Amazon DCV server can only be stopped by the root user or the Amazon DCV user who created it. +A console session can only be stopped by the administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers, and the root user on Linux and macOS Amazon DCV servers. A virtual session on a Linux Amazon DCV server can only be stopped by the root user or the Amazon DCV user who created it. @@ -15 +15 @@ Stopping a session closes all of the applications that are running in the sessio -To stop a console or virtual session on a Windows or Linux Amazon DCV server, use the `dcv close-session` command and specify the unique session ID. +To stop a console or virtual session on a Windows, Linux, or macOS Amazon DCV server, use the `dcv close-session` command and specify the unique session ID.